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- Geology, Slope Stability, Landslides, Albania

LDP, or Local Detailed Plans are instruments which derive from LGP (Local General Territorial Plans). On February 16, 2013 was approved the Local General Territorial Plan of Tirana by the Council of Ministers. According to this, Tirana city territory was divided in 11 structural units and each of them has a number of sub-units. On September 2013, started the process of designing 77 LGP of different sub-units of Tirana city. Following the recent urban developments of Tirana city, this paper aim is to analyse LDP problematic at sub-unit level. Through this can be point out which are the most important issues regarding new plans and real situation, form the designing to the implementation process. For this analysis, we will take in consideration two different sub-unit located in different areas, presenting different characteristics. Then we will analyse their relevant characteristics in relation to the LDP indicators proposed. Some final conclusions and recommendations will be drawn on...

- by Diana Bardhi ( Sofka)
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- by Nicholas Power
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- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear medicine, Prostate Cancer, Medicine

Artikulli trajton aspekte të strukturës administrative të Durrësit mesjetar. Identifikohet koncepti i dekarkive si njësi bazë e organizimit territorial qytetas, i ngjashëm me disa qytete italiane. Për çdo dekarki duhej të kishte 2 përfaqësues, dëshmuar nga një Këshill i të 12-ve. "Topothésia" lidhet me traditën bizantine, përdorur për administrimin e territorit bujqësor të kultivuar. Si drejtues i pushtetit ekzekutiv përmendet Rectori dyrachij. Përgjatë qeverisjes së Topiajve hasim tri pozicione ushtarake: kapiten; kështjellar; komestabël. Në dy dokumente hasim protovestiarius, me traditë bizantine, dhe komunitetin durrsak. Topiajt duhet të kenë ruajtur pozicionet e ulëta për mbarëvajtjen e punëve të përditshme, por kanë eliminuar postet e larta, duke përqendruar pushtetin te baronët pranë feudalit. Me kalimin e Durrësit nën Venedikun, përdorimi i sistemit të administrimit me qeveritarë venedikas të zgjedhur zhduku përfundimisht sistemin komunal të drejtimit të qytetit.

- by Eduard Shehi
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- Durres, Medieval Albania, Kingdom of Naples and Venice

This note considers a Late Roman bath building recently discovered in Durrës, Albania (ancient Dyrrachium), near the presumed Roman city center. This discovery is particularly interesting given our limited knowledge of the urban layout and of bathhouses during this important phase of the city. Despite the limited scope of the excavations, the layout of the complex, as well as certain architectural characteristics, suggests the use of design principles based on Imperial baths. The exclusive use of bricks is significant for this area in Late Antiquity. The imposing monumentality of the structures is comparable to baths in cities with Imperial authority. In the absence of stratified layers linked to this structure, moldmade marks on the bricks and decorative features from the marble facing provide a chronological window between the last quarter of the 4th c. and around the middle of the 5th c. CE for its construction.

- by Brikena Shkodra Rrugia
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- Late Roman Archaeology
- by Julie Bernini
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- Ancient History, Political Science, Greek cities, Ancient Greek Democracy

Si analizza una lampada metallica (fine VI sec.) conservata nel Museo Archeologico Nazionale a Tirana recuperata nello scavo archeologico (diretto da L. Përzhita, 1985-1989) della chiesa bizantina nella fortezza di Peca (Kukës); si evidenzia la forma e il peculiare assortimento iconografico ipotizzandone funzione e valenza rituale; si compara con la decorazione di un secchiello dal tesoro avaro-bizantino di Vrap (VI-VII sec.); si verifica nell'estremo cronologico l'iconografia di Cristo in trono tra Pietro e Paolo, Maria tra Angeli, martiri militari; si propone un'ermeneutica bizantina provinciale per stile e repertorio figurativo; si valuta l'ulteriore fortuna iconografica albanese dei temi presentati. The paper analyzes a metal lamp (late 6 th century) in the National Archaeological Museum in Tirana unearthed in the archaeological excavation (directed by L. Përzhita, 1985-1989) of the Byzantine church in the fortress of Peca (Kukës); the form and the peculiar iconographic assortment are highlighted, hypothesing function and ritual value; the decoration of a bucket from the Avar-Byzantine Treasury of Vrap (6-7 th century) is compared; the iconography of Christ enthroned between Peter and Paul, Mary between Angels, military martyrs occurs; a provincial Byzantine hermeneutic is proposed in stylistical terms and figurative repertoire evaluating the further Albanian iconography of the topic.

- by Andrea Di Giuseppe
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The present paper examines a sword dated in the La Tène Period, currently exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Durrës, Albania. According to the scientific staff of the Museum the archaeological context of the sword has not been specified but the blade had been found in the necropolis of the city. The analysis of the sword is based on its typological features but also the historical, the archaeological and ethnological aspects of the region had been taken into consideration. The most significant feature of the blade is of course the bending. This feature led us to correlate the examined object with the Celts, who practiced this ritual of the intentional destruction "killing" a weapon. This is the first folded sword which had been found in the territory of the modern-day Albania. El presente artículo examina una espada fechada en el Período La Tène, actualmente exhibida en el Museo Arqueológico de Durrës, Albania. Según el personal científico del Museo no se ha precisado el contexto arqueológico de la espada, pero la hoja habría sido encontrada en la necrópolis de la ciudad. El análisis de la espada se basa en sus características tipológicas, pero también se han tenido en cuenta los aspectos históricos, arqueológicos y etnológicos de la región. La característica más significativa de la hoja es, por supuesto, la flexión. Esta característica nos llevó a correlacionar el objeto examinado con los celtas, quienes practicaban este ritual de "matar" un arma. Esta es la primera espada doblada que se encontró en el territorio de la actual Albania.

- by Errikos Maniotis and +1
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- Military History, Classical Archaeology, Celtic Studies, Museum Studies

This paper aims to describe a distinctive feature that characterised the activity of Sara Santoro in her career of an archaeologist oriented towards a militant approach that today could be defined as community archaeology. Sara's interest in the communities surrounding the archaeological works, particularly in the communities' resilience, recovering of cultural identities, and social implications of historical findings, was shared in friendship with Piotr Dyczek and with his tireless work in the field. This makes the scientific and human profile of these two remarkable personalities a meaningful example for the progress of historical knowledge and awareness of community identities.

- by Massimo Bianchi
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- Community Resilience, Cultural Identity, Community Archaeology, Durres
- by Eduard Shehi
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- Late Antiquity, Late Roman Pottery, Durres

Our research examines a sword dated in the La Tène culture, exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Durrës, Albania. According to the paperwork related to the object, the archaeological context of the sword hasn’t been specified but is classified as a chance find from the necropolis of the city. The analysis of the sword is based on its typological features but also the historical, the archaeological and ethnological aspects of the region had been taken into consideration. The most significant feature of the blade is of course the bending. This feature led us to correlate the examined object with the Celts, who practiced this ritual of ‘’killing’’ a weapon. This seems to be the first folded sword which has been found in the territory of the modern-day Albania.

- by Errikos Maniotis
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- History, Archaeology, Celtic Studies, Museum Studies
- by barbara sassi
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- Albanian archaeology, Suburbia, Roman Archaeology
- by Nicola Masini
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- Geography, Archaeology, Image Processing, Aerial Archaeology
- by Errikos Maniotis and +1
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- Archaeology, Celtic Studies, Museum Studies, Hellenistic History

The fall of the old regime, the civil war of 1997, the war in Kosovo, and finally the process of joining the European Union, have generated a strong dynamic of social, cultural and economic change ever seen so far if we think about the Ottoman occupation or the Communist Regime. This fast political process, both internally and externally, has left little space for an academic reflection on social/territorial impact and has distorted the Political orientation. Beside these fast process problems related to informality has been concentrated in the suburbs of the main Albanian cities - generating territorial and administrative problems. The policy to legalize, urbanize and integrate the informal settlements is a program approved by un large number of laws and articles that have changed in almost 10 years - since 2004. And as we know from various authors, public policies often fail or only partially succeed and this is more evident in territorial planning policies. It is, therefore, nece...

- by Artan Kacani
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- by Eduard Shehi
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- Medieval Studies, Albanian Studies, Medieval Archaeology, Albanian archaeology

We report preliminary carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen isotope evidence for diet and migration during multiple periods in Albanian history, and compare isotopic evidence for diet to complementary evidence from oral pathology. The sites include two cities founded as Greek colonies: Epidamnus/Dyrrachion (modern-day Durrës) and Apollonia in Illyria. Skeletons date to the Archaic-Hellenistic periods (seventh-first centuries BC), Roman periods (first century BC to fourth century AD), Late Antiquity (fifth-seventh centuries AD), and the Medieval period (eighth-fourteenth centuries AD), a large time span which encompasses dramatic social and political changes and partial population replacements associated with colonization and warfare. Results from all periods show a diet based on C 3 , terrestrial foods. Despite no temporal trends, diet is most varied during Late Antiquity. Oral health of individuals interred within cities is worse than among individuals interred outside city walls, suggesting diet differences specifically linked to city life. Oral pathology variations are not mirrored in isotopic data, reflecting the fact that oral health is influenced not only by ingredients in the diet, but also by food processing techniques, hormones, oral hygiene, oral bacteria, and genetics. While two-thirds of the individuals from Epidamnus/Dyrrachion are estimated to have been born and raised elsewhere, none of the individuals from cemeteries outside Apollonia's walls are, suggesting greater population movement associated with cities. This study joins other research showing stability in people's diets across broad time scales, whether due to constraint, resilience, or resistance to change, and demonstrates a high level of migration to ancient Mediterranean cities.

- by Laurie Reitsema and +3
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- Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Stable Isotope Analysis, Bioarchaeology
- by Platon Petridis
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- Art
- by Shkelqim Daja
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- Geology, Slope Stability, Landslides, Albania

in S. Drougou – Ch. Kallini (eds.), Proceedings of 10th International Scientific Meeting on Hellenistic Pottery, Thessaloniki, 10-14 March 2020, Athena 2023, ISΒN 978-960-386-571-1, pp. 637-644

- by Anne-Sophie Martz
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- Albania, Hellenistic Pottery, Durres
- by Giovanni Fragalà
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- Geography, Archaeology, Image Processing, Aerial Archaeology
- by Emmanuel Mhache
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- Business

- by Alma L Golgota
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- by Belisa MUKA
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- Humanities, Art, Pottery, Figurines
- by Alexandre Bertaud
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Nga dera e Familjes Kaçulini dolën personalitete të shquara që lanë gjurmë në lëvizjen patriotike, jetën politike, shoqërore dhe në sferën e arsimit dhe mjekësisë. Njihuni me kontributin e saj në qytetin e Durrësit, duke lexuar historikun... more

- by Amfora Media and +1
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- Cultural History, Cultural Heritage, Albania, Durres

Nga dera e Familjes Tedeschini (Tedeskini) dolën personalitete të shquara që lanë gjurmë në fushën e mjekësisë, jetën politike dhe shoqërore. Njihuni me kontributin e saj në qytetin e Durrësit, duke lexuar historikun e përmbledhur në këtë... more

- by Dorian Hatibi and +1
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- Cultural History, Cultural Heritage, Albania, Durres

- by Artan Kacani
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- by Giovanni Fragalà
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- Geography, Archaeology, Image Processing, Aerial Archaeology
- by Skënder Muçaj
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- Art
- by Giovanni Leucci
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- Engineering, Geophysics
- by Giovanni Leucci
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- Geography, Archaeology, Image Processing, Aerial Archaeology
- by Skender Bushi
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- Art
- by Eduard Shehi
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- Fortifications, Durres, Ottoman Fortifications, Ottoman Period

5 Abstract Illegal excavations represent one of the main risk factors which affect the 6 archaeological heritage all over the world, in particular in those countries, from 7 Southern America to Middle East, where the surveillance on site is little effective 8 and time consuming and the aerial surveillance is non practicable due to military or 9 political restrictions. In such contexts satellite remote sensing offers a suitable 10 chance to monitor this phenomenon. The chapter deals with the results obtained 11 on some areas of Cahuachi (Peru) by using a time series of very high resolution 12 satellite images. The rate of success in detecting changes related to archaeological 13 looting has been fruitfully improved by adopting a semiautomatic approach based 14 on spatial autocorrelation.

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- by Maria Danese
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The monuments of paleochristian period have an important place in the cultural fund of Dyrrachion city (Δυρράχιον). Studying these monuments in the archaeological sphere becomes even more difficult because of the fact that they inherit some monuments and a definite matter derived from the diggings done only in the Castle and Macellum of the late Antiquity. (Fig.1).Nonetheless, even historical resources for the IV-IX centuries are restricted to offer a hypothetical reconstruction of ancient – medieval Dyrrachion. Even though these are the circumstances, examining some archaeological and historical data on Dyrrachion, there can be noticed a series of features which highlight the trajectory of the economic and cultural growth of the city during the transition period from late antiquity to middle ages (late 4 th century – late 9 th century).

- by Afrim Hoti
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- Art
- by Nicola Masini
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- Spatial Analysis, Cultural Heritage, Cluster Analysis, Spatial Pattern

Urban developments in SEE Countries are followed by development analogies on: rapid growth of urban population, level of economic development, planning (dis) continuity, relationships between public/private partnerity, standardization of qualitative urban life and urban expansion on suburb areas. The content of the research is focused on City Capitals of those Countries and their actual urban dynamics. Urban planning concepts, urban development challenges and adequate institutional mechanisms related to development, are some of the issues with strong reflections on qualitative and integrated urban planning from SEE Countries.

- by vlora aliu
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- by Eduard Shehi and +1
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- Albanian archaeology, Dyrrachium
- by Eduard Shehi
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- Albanian Studies, Albanian archaeology, Dyrrachium, Durres
- by Eduard Shehi and +1
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- Roman Pottery, Dyrrachium, Roman Necropolis

After the fall of communist regime, Durres passed through an uncontrolled urban development and painful migration and emigration. Albania passed into process of transition from a centrally planned economy to a free-market based economy. Radical political, economic and social reforms had been undertaken. This means basic political and market institutions as well as the administrative, regulatory and policy frameworks required for a market economy had been developed. During the 1990’s Albania went through a transformation of its entire economy that changed civil society, ownership structures and the labor market. As in other cases happen in transition, Durres experienced many problems with self-employment in the informal sector and small commerce and industries. The lack of formal job opportunities stimulated emigration of the working active population to neighboring countries, such as Greece and Italy. This explains the volume of remittances that are regularly sent into the country. ...

- by alma golgota
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- by luca baradello
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Referring back to urban necropoleis is made with the objective to analyze the evidence of burials for a contextual understanding of urban and social history of Epidamn-Dyrrachion from its colonial foundation to the cease of classical attitude of extra-mural burials. By reanalyzing the published and unpublished materials, it is aimed to shed new light on several aspects involved in the use of necropoleis as well as to investigate any topographical evolution on the use of territory and their chronological order. The attested results will be confronted to funerary rituals that followed the territorial evolution and the intentions behind such decisions.
Understanding how the dead and the living inhabit landscapes in contexts of limited published or archived evidences presents particular challenges and opens new perspectives for future researches.

- by Brikena Shkodra Rrugia
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- Ancient Necropoleis

Sektori Publik gjithnjë e më shumë po bëhet objekt i hulumtimit dhe trajtimit nga ana e studiuesve dhe hulumtuesve duke qenë se nga puna e tyre varet niveli i shërbimeve publike. Në Shqipëri, qeveria qëndrore/lokale ka kompetencën direkte të ushtrimit të drejtës së aksionarit në ndërmarrjet publike prandaj edhe interesimi për funksionim të mirëfilltë të tyre është më i lartë por edhe për faktin se shërbimet publike kanë ndikim të drejtëpërdrejtë në nivelin dhe standartin jetësor të qytetarëve. Gjithnjë e më shumë përveç kryerjes së shërbimeve publike po kërkohet transparencë në përdorimin e fondeve publike dhe llogaridhënie. Meqenëse disa ndërmarrje publike janë në mardhënie të drejtëpërdrejtë me qytetarët siç është UKD, do të bëhet një hulumtim rreth tranparencës dhe shërbimit të kësaj ndërmarrje. Qëllimi i këtij punimi është të hulumtojë ndryshimin e çmimeve të tarifave dhe taksave bashkiake për Durrësin si dhe rritjen e çmimit të ujit dhe kanalizimeve nga UKD. Të hulumtohet se sa janë kthyer në investime këto të ardhura shtesë dhe sa i shërbejnë këto qytetarëve të Durrësit. Po ashtu synon të japë përgjigjje se çfarë efekti ka në shportën ekonomike të qytetarëve të Durrësit ky efekt i rritjes çmimeve. Ky punim është mbështetur në hulumtimin e kryer në të dhënat e ndërmarrjes së UK Durrës duke mbledhur të dhëna empirike në faturat mujore të konsumatorëve familjar. Të dhënat janë analizuar duke u bazuar në vendimet e Këshillit Bashkiak Durrës si dhe normave ligjore për ndërmarrjet publike. Përgjatë punimit do të elaborohen disa nga problematikat më aktuale të cilat ndikojnë në jetesën e qytetarëve të Durrësit ndërsa në fund të punimit do të japim analizën e rezultateve dhe disa rekomandime për të gjithë pjesëmarrësit dhe institucionet përgjegjëse. Rezultatet e këtij punimi do të shërbejnë për vendimmarrje mëtejshme në ndërmarrjen e Ujsjellës Kanalizime Durrës.

- by Myrtezan Cenaj
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- Durres, ÇMimi, UKD, BASHKIA DURRES
- by eduart caka
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- Ottoman History, Albanian Studies, Balkan Studies, Balkan History